Different takes on the "Most expensive guitars ever sold" are online, here's one of them a friend sent to me the other day:
http://proguitarshop.com/andyscorner/10 ... ver-so-far
Notice the presence of Hendrix and Clapton on the list.
One interesting item (or more like several items) of note (pun intended):
At Hendrix' debut, Monterey Pop Festival, June 1967, he burnt his Fender Stratocaster, smashed it, and then tossed the pieces
into the audience. You can clearly see him tossing the neck and body out separately.
Those pieces are out there somewhere. From what I can see in the film footage, those pieces were in good enough condition,
slightly charred maybe, but basically intact enough, to be kept. The pieces did not look greatly charred in the footage.
Of course, proving that you've got the real thing would be difficult, but whoever has the real things knows otherwise.
In my opinion, the remains of that guitar would be the greatest prize of all.
I often wonder what happened to my 4 prized guitars I had the misfortune to sell before the vintage value skyrocketed:
1954 Gibson gold Les Paul, 1968 Gibson Black Beauty Les Paul Custom, a 1962 Gibson cherry red ES335, and a 1965 Fender Jaguar.
Each saw much use, and each had a unique playing personality.
They too are out there somewhere.